Two key hires complete abrdn adviser exec team

Russell Bignall and Fiona Dudman

Jenna Brown
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Provider abrdn has completed its adviser executive team with two key hires who will report to Noel Butwell.

Russell Bignall has been appointed sales director and Fiona Dudman has been named the firm's first solution maintenance and control director. Both will be part of the adviser executive team. Bignall will join from Quilter, where he has been head of UK sales since 2015. He has more than 30 years of industry experience and will join the firm later this year. Dudman joined abrdn in June from Barclays UK where she was head of conduct and operational controls in the business banking division. She will be responsible for ensuring risks are well understood and managed. Butwell said: "Both...

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